Peters Sinks 23 as Kingsport Top Trojans 38 36
Kingsport's Pete Peters scores 23 points to lift the Indians over Knoxville Trojans 38 36, tying the series at 1-1. Lawrence Thayer adds eight and Gus Caton contributes, with Knoxville’s Bill Wright pacing the Trojans in a tight East Tennessee league contest. The Indians next face Chattanooga Central at home Friday.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tommy Peters
Led
Trojans
Peters
Lawrence Thayer
Indians
Gus Caton
Wright
Welles
Knoxville
Chattanooga Central
Knox-Kingsport
Kingsport
Say 'T. Peters
G. Peters
Birchfield
Grantore c Welles
Ole Z Glazier
Thayer
S Bailey
Caton Neufer
Walker
Millner
Bill Bailey
Chattanooga Central Pounders
Tia
Dobyns-Bennett Gymnasium
Pounders
Rickey Candidate For Czar Post
High authorities say Branch Rickey leads the field for the pro football czar job amid a swirl of sports chatter. A Boston College star dinner fundraiser looms as Ballgate links widen while other sports figures shift attention across baseball golf and skating in a busy page of names and events.
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New York
Branch Rickey
David Harum
Barnard
Charlie O'Rourke
Boston College
Cambridge
Lea Durocher
Dodger
Sarasota
Paul Waner
Langley Field Acquires Shellbanks Plantation
Hampton Va UP historic Shellbanks plantation once hosting George Washington is sold to the federal government for Langley Field expansion. Since 1878 most of the 770 acre farm has been owned by Hampton Institute for Negroes used as an experimental farm for agricultural students. The property includes the original tract donated by Mrs Mary Hemenway of Boston and the adjoining Canehrake plantation.
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Hampton
Shellbanks
George Washington
Langley Field
Hampton Institute For Negroes
Mary Hemenway
Boston
Dark Horse Bets for 1941 Stars include Grissom Heath
Baseball dark horse picks for 1941 include Lefty Lee Grissom Jeff Heath Walter Masterson Josh Orengo Sam Chapman and a slate of other players with notable pasts and potential gains. The piece notes Grissom’s 215 opponent average in 1940 Heath’s batting promise Masterson’s growth Orengo’s Giants future Chapman’s ascent and lists many others as possibilities with broad betting angles. It also mentions a Red Cross diaper drive and ends with eye care advice from an optometrist.
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Lee Grissom
Brooklyn
Jeff Heath
Cleveland
Walter Masterson
Washington
Josh Urengs
Giants
Sam, Chapman
Athletics
Grissom
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Heath
Masterson
Senators
Orengo
Felding
Orengo J
Charles Stores Give Wage Bonus in Kingsport
Employees at the Charles Store in Kingsport received an annual bonus for the past year, described as one of the largest ever. The company’s policy recognizes individual service and staff called it the high point of their selling year. They cited contests and social activities fostering a family atmosphere, plus benefits like free life insurance and a training program.
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Charles
Kingsport
Salt Lake City Schools Widen Punishment Bank
Salt Lake City, Utah, teachers publish new rules banning corporal punishment, forbidding teachers from keeping pupils after school without principal permission, and prohibiting punishment during recess or lunch. Students may not bring presents to favored teachers as part of the reforms.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Deaths Across the Nation John Clarkson Jay and Dr W N Wishard
John Clarkson Jay of New York a 61 year old banker and notable figure and great great grandson of John Jay longtime chief justice of the United States passes away. Dr William Niles Wishard of Indianapolis aged 89 long time head of Indiana University department of genito ur inary surgery for 49 years.
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John
Jay
New York
John Clarkson Jay
Foun Jay
United States
W. N. Wishard
Indianapolis
William Niles Wishard
Indiana University Department of
Greene Quintet Downs Johnson In Stirring Game
Greene and Dibyns Taylor remain undefeated in the city commercial league after close wins. Greene beat Johnson 22 to 21 in a game that went to the final seconds. Dobyns Taylor defeated Busy Bee 44 to 23. Wilson Trumbo starred for Greene. Pendleton Williams Weinscott led Johnson. Lineups and substitutes listed.
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W. B. Greene
Dibyns-Taylor
Johnson’s
Busy Bee
Johnson
Greene
Johmson
Wilson Trumbo
National Business College
Roanoke
Pendleton
Dieh
Wil
Iams
Weinscott
Dobyns-Taylor
Boyer
Rohréanz
Anderson
Boyd
Kingsport Foundry
Mead and Eastman Engineers
Sobel
Johnson's
Mason Dixon
Whitaker
Trumbo
Speers
Saylor Mortey
Lancaster
Williams
Crum
Martin
Rowan
Expert Denies Glasses Are Sign of Weak Eyes
Denver reports Dr. A M Skeffington of St Louis argues glasses do not indicate defective vision. He says glasses aid adaptation to near vision and that eye health isn’t inherently poor. He compares wearing shoes to wearing glasses, noting both protect and support use.
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Denver
A. M. Skeffington
St. Louis
The
Foundation For Research In Optometry
Stanford Coach Doubts Wisdom Of Telling Tricks
Chicago notes Stanford coach Clark Shaughnessy ponders whether revealing the secret of the Stanford Indians' famed T formation would unfairly aid opponents. He has received 14 requests to coach clinics and worries about sharing offense and defense details with others.
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Stanford
Clark Shaughnessy
Stanford Indians
Shaughnessy
Blain
Part Time Coach Keeps Resigning Then Winning Big
Grand Rapids Christian high school coach Claus Beukema, a chemistry teacher drafted in 1934, submits resignations at season start but is routinely rejected. His teams rose from 5-9 to district and state titles, with early years lacking a gym and prior basketball experience. He emphasizes fundamentals before letting players compete.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Claus Beukema
Grand Rapids Christian High School
Beukema
Shoemaker Quint Resumes Play After Flu Siege
Shoemaker high Blue Devils, hampered by a two week flu outbreak, resume play against Grundy Friday night in Gate City Virginia. Coach Carl Wise plans careful use of star players Kane and Templeton as the team seeks its fourth win in five starts and to extend a Virginia B class superiority. Grundy girls meet Shoemaker in the pregame as both squads return from postponed games and aim for a thrilling matchup.
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Gate
City
Shoemaker High
Blue Devils
Carl Wise
Wise
Kane
Templeton
Grundy
Gate City
Shoemaker
Morristown
Grundy Girls
Shoemaker Girls
Syracuse Adds Wisconsin Holy Cross and Rutgers to Football Schedule
Syracuse University athletics announced three new opponents for next fall, replacing Northwestern Georgetown and Columbia. The Orange will host Holy Cross on October 41 in New York and Rutgers on October 25, travel to Wisconsin on November 1, plus home dates with Clarkson September 26 and Cornell October 4, Penn State November 8, and Colgate November 15.
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Syracuse University
Wisconsin
Hely Cross
Rutgers
Northwestern
Georgetown
Columbia
Clarkson
Cornell
Ithaca
Holy Cross
New York
Madison
Penn State
State College
Colgate
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Joe Cronin
Dick Chapman
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By Ray Peacock
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Chapman
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White Sox
Pete Fox
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Yankee
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American Red Cross
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